The Auburn City Council voted to eliminate its fledgling bus system during a special called meeting Monday, putting an end to the controversial Auburn Neighborhood Transit after six months of service. The last day A.N.T. will operate is Dec. 28.
The council’s decision Monday came within days of an announcement from the state that the proposed apartment complex the city was banking on to boost its current budget did not receive the $800,000 in tax credit financing needed for the deal. The city created A.N.T. to make the Auburn Hills apartment project more attractive for the Atlanta developers that put in for the low-income housing tax credits.
The developer, which used A.N.T. to boost its Farmington Hills Phase II project near Winder, did receive tax credits for that proposal off Haymon Morris Road.
See Wednesday's paper for a full story.

I wonder what that means for the tax credits at the winder complex? If they only got them after piggy backing on auburn and the bus line is done away with then shouldn't that mean the special tax credits are one too?

What will this do to the tax credits for the winder apartment complex ? Will they loose them now?

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I really thought it was April Fools...
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12/11/12 at 03:22 PM
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Honestly, when I first saw the original article about the creation of a transit system for Auburn,GA -which became known as the "A.N.T.", I really thought it was an April Fools Joke (since it was around that time too) turns out they were actaully planning to spend public money on a micro-transit system... Oh well, I guess they felt it was worth it... If it was a good idea and self sustaining, it wouldn't be ending on Dec 28th would it...

So the real Question is this: Was there a Lession Learned and WHAT WAS THE FINAL TALLY on this Project to the Taxpayers? Can THAT be Published?

So where does all of this amazing revenue go now that its not in Auburn's checking account?

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